![]() ![]() The middle-aged Gordy (Richard Dreyfuss), a writer and family man, looks fondly back at that rite of passage, and acts as narrator. It’s set in Castle Rock, Oregon, over Labor Day weekend, 1959, as four twelve-year-olds, Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) and Vern Tessio (Jerry O’Connell), go by foot on a two-day trek to search for the body of a missing 12-year-old in the nearby woods so they can get their names in the local newspaper as heroes. Rob Reiner (“This Is Spinal Tap”/”The Sure Thing”/A Few Good Men”) directs it with a light touch as a nostalgia piece. ![]() “A well-observed and executed little film.”Ī coming-of-age tale based on the semi-autobiographical novella “The Body” by Stephen King and realistically written by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans/ Raynold Gideon/Andrew Scheinman Columbia 1986) Lachance), Richard Dreyfuss (narrator, writer, Gordie Lachance as an adult) Runtime: 89 MPAA Rating: R producers: Bruce A. Evans cinematographer: Thomas Del Ruth editor: Robert Leighton music: Jack Nitzsche cast: Wil Wheaton (Gordie Lachance), River Phoenix (Chris Chambers), Corey Feldman (Teddy Duchamp), Jerry O’Connell (Vern Tessio), Kiefer Sutherland (Ace Merrill), Casey Siemaszko (Billy Tessio), John Cusack (Denny Lachance), Bradley Gregg (Eyeball Chambers), Marshall Bell (Mr. (director: Rob Reiner screenwriters: from the novella “The Body” by Stephen King/Raynold Gideon/Bruce A. ![]()
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